1681. 4-3/4" long:
Submitted by Willem Kossen
1682. 2" long:
1683. Approximately 18" long, from the early 1920's:
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1684. About 3" tall:
1685. 8" tall, submitted by a visitor who would like to know the purpose of this iron box that was found in San Antonio, Texas:
1686. 8" long:
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1684 - Tire flattening spike, thrown on road.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Canem, they are also called caltrops.
ReplyDelete1681 - a stand that comes free with a soldering iron.
1682 - pegboard clips, used to hold a pegboard hook in place
ReplyDelete1683: early autopilot? 'Cause it has a big gyroscope hooked to some sort of actuator. Or possibly a gyro compass, although in that case I would expect it to be mounted on a frame of non-ferrous metal instead of wood.
ReplyDeleteCorrect answers so far:
ReplyDelete1681. Soldering iron rest
1682. Peg board lock
1683. Airplane gyroscopic controls
1684. Caltrops
1686 could be a hand held lead or slug cutter for typesetting.
ReplyDelete1686 looks like a 'slug cutter' to me! I'll leave the description up to everyone's imagination.
ReplyDelete1685 a station for a watchman's rounds key.
ReplyDelete>1686 could be a hand held lead or slug cutter for typesetting
ReplyDeleteGood guess! This is correct.